In conversation : Ian Rankin and Prof Sue Black

Lovers of crime fiction won't want to miss renowned author Ian Rankin in conversation with expert forensic anthropologist, Professor Sue Black.

Wednesday 21 October 2015 
7pm, Refreshments from 6:30pm

St Matthews Academy, Jack's Road, Saltcoats NORTH AYRSHIRE KA21 5NT

Ian Rankin is one of the world's greatest crime writers, creator of the hugely popular Inspector Rebus novels, as well as a string of stand-alone thrillers. Rankin's newest novel Even Dogs in the Wild, the 20th Inspector Rebus novel, will be published in November 2015.

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Sue Black is a leading forensic anthropologist and the director of the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification at Dundee University. Her forensic expertise has been crucial to a number of high-profile criminal cases. She founded the British Association of Human Identification in 2001, the same year in which she received an OBE for her services to forensic anthropology in Kosovo. Come along to this free 'Talk Science' event to hear how forensic science is represented in crime literature.

Book your place at this event on the Royal Society of Edinburgh website